TERMS OF jmiJAMEIUCAN."
H.B.MASSER, i FtiumiuM
JOSEPH EfSEUr. 5 Fimimu,
H. B. Kitttor.
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WATCHES JE WEL??.
at ma
uTh(tadvlpJtia Watch and Jetcetry Store,"
No. 96 North SEOON U e:rcet, corner of Quarry.
COLD I.ever Watches, full
jewelled, 1ft carat case, $ 45 00
8ilvcr Iver Wjtchea, full
jewelled, 33 00
r .:r vn jewel. 18 00
Silver Lepine Watches, jewelled, finest
quality, 14 00
Superior Uusrlirr Watches, 10 00
Imitation Quartier Watches, not warranted, 5 00
C old Spectacles, 8 00
tFine Silver fapectacle, 175
iiold Braei lets with topaz atonea, 2 50
Ladies' Gold Pencil, 16 carats, 2 00
Gold Finger Kings 37) cts to (9 ; Watch Glas.
es, plain, 12 cts; patent, 1J ; Lunet. 25. Ci
ther articles in proportion. All (rood Warranted
to be what they are sold for, O. CON HAD.
tin hand, aome Gold and Silver Levers, Lepinrs
and Quartier, lower than the above prices.
P hilsdelphh, Dec. 6, 184ft. 1y
Boot & Slioe
ESTABLISHMENT.
HANI EL nHUCKEMH.T.En.
At his Old Establishment, in Market Street,
Sunbury,
(opposite thb bo lion moteu)
RETURNS his thanks for past TVvo'rg, and re
epectfully informs his fiiends and the public
jrenrratly, (hat he continues to manufacture to or
der, in the neatest and la test 'style.
X)IIEAI HOOTS AXI SHOES,
warranted iff the best malcrinl, and made by the
most experienced workmen. He also keeps on
'band a general assortment of fashionable Boots for
gentlemen, together with a larue stork of fushion
able gentlemen's. tnys', a,ii,y an child en's Shoes,
all of which have been mnde under hia own imme
lie mpection, and are oT the test matorial aod
workmanship, which he will sell low for rush.
In addition to the above, he has just r evived
from Philadelphia a large and extensive supply 'cf
boots, 8hoes, &t. of all descriptions, which he also
oilers fur cah, cheaper than ever before oflVred in
tbia place. He respectfully invitee hia o.d custo
mers, and others, to call and examine for Ihein
Ives.
Repairing done with neatness and despatch.
tSunhurv, August 15th, 1846,
PIANOS.
THE SUBSCRIBER has been appointed agent,
for the sale nf CONRAD MEYER'S CEL
EBRATED PREMIUM ROSE WOOD PI
AMOS, at this place. These Pianos have a plain,
massive and I auliful exterior fioi-h, and, for depth
and aweetneaa of tone, and elegance of workman
ship, are not surpassed by any in the United States.
The following is a recommendation from Ct
Diets, a celebrated performer, and himself a man.
ufocturcrt
A CARD.
HiviNs had the pleasure of trying the excel
irnt Piano Fortea manfactured by Mr. Meyer, and
exhibited at the bat exhibition of the Franklin In
stitute, I feel it due to the true merit of the maker
to declare that tbeae instruments are quite equal'
nd in some respects even superior, to all the Pi
ano Fortes, I aaw at the capitals of Europe, and
during a sojourn of two years at Parts.
These Pianoa will be sold at the manufacturer's
lowest Philadelphia prices, if not something lower.
Persons are requested to call and examine for
themselves, at the residence of the ubscriter.
Sunbury, May 17, 1845. II. B. MA8SER.
Counterfeiters'
DEATH BLOW.
The puMie will please observe that no Brand re th
Pilla era genuine, unless the box haa threa la
bela npon it, (the top, the aile and the bottom)
each containing a fac-eimile signature of my hand
writing, thus B. BatsoaSTH, M. P. These la.
bel ate engraved on steel, beautifully designed,
and done at an expense of over 2,000. Therefore
it will be seen that the only thing necessary to pro
cure the medicine in its purity, is to observe these
lauds.
Remember the top, the aide, and the bottom.
The following respective persona are dulv auihori
led, and hold
csRTxritJATBa or agency
For the sale of BrandteiKU Vegetable Universal
Northumberland eountv t Milton Mackev k
tabeilin. Sunbury H. B. Masser. WEwene-
villo Ireland at. Meixell. Nortnumbeiland Wm,
Forsyth. Georgetown J. V J. Walla.
Union County; New Berlin Bogar St Win
ter, ftclinsgrove George Gundrum. Middle-
berg Isaac Bmilh. Beavertown David Hubler,
Adamsburg Wm. J. May. Mifflinabarg Menach
ft flay. Hartieton Daniel Lone. Freeburg
G. Y F. C. Moyer. Lewiburg Walla & Green.
Columbia county : Danville E. B. Reynolda
At Co. Berwick Shuman & Rittenhouse. Cat
tawiasa C. G, Brobta. Bloomsburg John R.
Moyer. Jeieey Town Levi Bisel. Washington
Kobt. McCay. Jimeatone Ballx McM'rcb,
Observe that each Agent haa an Engraved Cer
tihcate of Agency, containing a representation ol
ir BRANDRETH'S Manufactory at 8m Kins.
nd upon which will also be seen exact eoblea of
the new labels near Mtd upon the Brtmdrtth Pill
Bmtts.
Philadelphia, office No. 8, Noitb 8th street
" B. BRANDRETH.M.D.
June 24th 1843.
tteorge J. Weaver,
ROPE MAKSB & SHIP CHANDLER.
bo. 1 3 S'urth Water Street, I'hiludephi.
TV A 8 conatantly on hand, a general assort-
D ment of Cor dace, Seine 1 winea, &c vix :
Tard Ropes, Fishing Hopes, bite Ropes. Manil
la Ropes, Tow Lines for Canal Boats. Also, a
complete assortment oi Seine Twines, Ac. auch aa
Hemp 8had and Herring Twine, Best Patent Gill
Net Twine. Cotton Bhad and Herring Twine, (Shoe
Threads, Ac &c Also, Bed Cords, Plough Lines,
II alters, Traces, Cotton and Linen Carpet Chains,
Kc.. all of which be will dispose of on reasonable
terms;
PkiUdelphia, November 13,1842. ly.
HlTLAhStfJ. The first quality ttugar House
Molasses, only II cents per qart also, a
,ueiM trticls of yellow Molstara rot baking, on
W -ts per quart for Sale at theaters of
V'tMtJ. HENRY MASSE!.
ilute acquiescence in th. Version, of the
By Manner & Elucly
"TUB GIRL I LRFT BEHIND UK."
It ia well known that the air of thii popular
aong it played by the drums and fifes during the
embarkation of an English or American army
about to open a foreign campaign. The Mexi
irana, doubtless, thinking that there ia tome
virtue in it, have, since the battle of Cerro Gor
do, adopted it in their own army j but in com
pliment to Santa Anna they call it.
The Lee; I left Behind Mc.
I'm stumpleaa quite, since from the shot
Of Cerro Gordo peggin',
I left behind to pay the Scott
My grub, and gave my leg in.
I dare not turn to view the place,
Lest Yankee foee should find me;
And mocking, shake before my face
The leg I left behind me.
At Buena Vista I waa ttire
"That Yankee" mut surrender ;
And bade my men "Hurrah for you're
All going on a bender."
That all my hopes and plana were dunhed,
My scattered troops remind me ;
But though I there got soundly tbrashi d,
I left no leg behind me.
Should Tatlor of my track cet scent,
Or Scott beat up my quarters,
I may as well just be rontent
To go acroit the waters.
But e'en should that my fortune lc,
Fate has not quite resigned me ;
For in the museum I will see
The leg I left bv'hind me.
REVOLUTION A BY VALOR.
Whilst enpaged in admiring and eulogizing
the recent deed of bravery of owr fralfent Gen
erals and soldiers in Mexico, it may not be out
of place, or inappropriate to the times, to revive
the remembrance 'of some of thofc achievements
which distinguished our revolutionary contest.
and gave to our national galay so many bright
and illustrious names. In Ileadlry'a lively
work of Washington and hia General, we find
the following spirited and vigorous description
of one ot the most brilliant victories in the War
of Indesendence:
Storming or SroNT Pot.vr. "But the most
brilliant action ofWayne'a life, and one of the
most illustrative of hia character, was the stor
ming of Stony Point. Washington, at Wayne's
request, had organized a enrp of light infantry,
and put him over it, with directions To take this
stronghold. This rortreM was apparently im
pregnable, to any storming party ; for, situated
on a hill, it was washed by the Hudson on two
sides; while on the other lay a marsh which
every tide overflowed. Besides these natural
defences, a double row of abattis surrounded
the entire hill, and on the top were high ram
partl bristling with cannon. Six hundred vete
ran troops garrisoned this rock ; sufficient, one
would think, to defend it. against five timet the
number. But it was no common obstacle that
could deter Wayne when his mind was once
made up, and he determined, formidable as it
tola, to execute the task assigned him or perish
in the attempt. It ia said that while conver
ting with Washington Olt the proposed expedi
tion, he remarked: "General, if you will only
plan, I will storm .
"He carefully retonnoilered the ground, and
having ascertained the exact position of things,
formed hit plan of attack. On the 13th of July,
1779, be started from Sandy Beach, 14 miles dis
tant, and at eight in the evening arrived Within
a mile and a half of the fortress. It waa now
twilight; and the mild summer evening with itt
cooling breeze atole over the water the atari
cams out one by one on the iky, and the tranquil
river flowed by in majestic silence, and all was
tweet and peaceful. While nature wat thus re
posing in beauty around him, Wayne, with hit
ttrong tout wrought up to the task before him,
ttoed in the gathering shades ol the evening, and
gazed long and anxiously in the direction of the
fort.
"Over hills, across morattet, and along the
broken ihorei ef the Hudson, be bad led hit little
army noiselessly, iu Indian file, and now waited
for the deepening nigbt to lock bis enemies in
slumber. Still undiscovered by the garrison, be
began to reconnoitre the works more closely, and
at half-past eleven, put hit column! iu motion.
He divided hit army into two portions, one of
which wat to enter the fortrett on the right, and
tba other on the left. : la advance of each went
a forlorn bops of twenty anea to remove the piles
of rubbish that were atretcbed in double rowa a
round tba rock, and placed just were tha batter,
iet could mow down tha assailants fastest. Be
hind tbeta forlorn hopet, marched two compa
nies of a hundred and fifty men each. Wayne
knew tbat everything mutt rett en the bayonet,
and so be ordered the load of every musket of
thrtie companies to be drawn, while the first man
wbe ihou'd lake bit from hit ibouldvr, or utter
Aba
' I mm , - , - t L
AND SilAMOkiN JOURNAL.
majority, the vital principle of Republics, from which
Sunbury Northumberland C. pa. latwhr. Jtikie ii, imt
- .,.,.Tr .
a word, withont orders, or attempt to reheat,
wi to be put to death by the officer nearett him.
Silently these devoted bands tubmltted to the
desperate meatnret, and fixing a piece of white
paper in their tapa, to distinguish them from the
enemy, gallantly moved forward at the low word
of command. At midnight the two columns,
headed by their forlorn hopet, came in tighter
the fortrett, along whoie dark rampartl, the
sentinel wat lazily treading his accustomed
round, while the deep 'all's well' fell faintly on
the listening ear. ' Grim and still the huge black
rock loomed up against the sky, toon to shake
with itt own thunder, and ttand a blazing volca
no in the midnight heavens. Noiseless and swift
the fearless patriots kept on their way, when lo !
as they came lo the marsh, they saw only a
smooth sheet of water. the tide Was Up, flood
ing the whole ground. The brave fellows pau
sed a moment, at this new and unexpected obsta
cle crossed their path, but, at the stern 'forward,'
of their leaders, they boldly plunged in, and
without a drum or bugle note to cheer their stea
dy courage, moved in dead silence straight on
the palisades. The noise had now alarmed the
sentinels, and the rapid discharge of their mus
kets through the gloom, was followed by lights,
moving swiftly about upon the ramparts, and
hurried shouts of 'to arms .' to arms ' and the
fierce roll of drums, lousing up the garrison from
its dream of security. The next moment, that
dark rock was one mats of flame, as the artillery
and musketry opened along its sides, shedding a
lurid light on the countenances of the men below
and 'at.'vatiee ! adi ance ." rung in ttartlingec
eentt along the rankt.
"The rampttfts were alive with soldiera, ami
amid shouts and hurried words nf command, the
fiery torrent from the summit kept rolling on
those devoted men. The water around them
driven into spray by the grape ahot and balls that
fell hi tin frfce&tarit shower, while the hissing,
bursting shells, traversing the air in every direc
tion, added inconceivable terror to the scene.
Yet those forlorn hopet Yoiied vigorously on, and
Waved away at the abattis to open a gap for the
column, that, without returning a shot, Moo; and
crumbled under the tire, waiting with fixed bay
onets to rush to the assault. At the bead of one
of these waa Wayne, chafing like a lion in the
toila, at the obstacles that arrested his progress.
The forlorn-hope in front of him worked steadi
,y on in tbe vety bIaze 0'f e Wtcrict, ,nd the
rapid blowa ol their axea We're . beard in the in
tervals of the thunder of artillery that shook the
midnight air, while one after another dropped
dead in his footsteps, till out of the twenty tbat
started, only three ttood nn unharmed. Yet atill
their axes fell tteady and ttrong until an opening
wat made, through which the columnt could pan
and then the shout of Wayne was lieared above
tbe din and tumult, summoning his follower! on.
Yith fixed bayonet! they marched iternly tbfi'
tbe portals made at tuch a noble sacrifice, and
pressed furiously forwsrd through the m'iVass
over every obstacle up to the very moutne
of the cannon, and np the rocky acciivity, they
stormed on, crashing everything in their passage.
Towering at the head of fell shuttered column,
pointing atill onward and upward with bia glit
tering blaile, end aending bit drilling shout back
over bia followera, Wayne strode stead I y up tbe
height, till at length, atruck in the bead by a
musket-ball, he fell backward amid tbe ranks,
tnttantly riting bu one knee, Vie cried out
"March nu! Carry me into tbe fort, fori will
die at tbe head of my column !" And those he
roes put their brave arms arsuni him and bore
him onward.
Not a abot wat fired, but taking the rapid vol
leyt on their unshrinking breasts, their bayonets
glittering in tbe flash of tbe enemy's gum, they
kept on over the living and dead, tmiting down
tbe veteran ranks that threw themselves in vain
valor before tbem, till they reached the centre
of the fort, where they rhet the other column,
wbirh, over the tame obstacle, had achieved the
tame triumph. At the aight of each other, one
loud about shook tbe heights and rolled down the
bleeding line waa again sent back till the hea
vens rung with the wild buzzaa, and then the flag
of freedom went up and flaunted proudly away
on tbe midnight air. Tba thickvolumet of amoke
that lay around that rock, slowly lifted and rol
led up tha Hudson, the start appeared once more
in tba iky, and all wai over. The lordly river
H-ent a weeping by at it had done during the dead
ly ttrife tbat cast inch a baleful light on ita bo
som, and dirk nets and death like ailenee shroud
ed the shorei. Morunfully and tlow those for
lorn bopea ami their bravs companions who had
alien in the assault, were brought up from their
gory beds and conveyed to tbe grave.
"Way he's wound proved not to be severe the
ball having only grazed the tkull tot two inches;
atid be lived to wear tbe laurelt a grateful nation
placed on bit brow. The country rung with hit
name, and Cnngrest presented him with a gold
medal. Tbe whole plan of the assault waa most
rtkilfulty laid, and the bearing of Wayne through
out gallant in the extreme. He those tbe post
rof danger at the head of hia column, and led hit
men where even the bravest might shrink to fal
low, and when itruckind apparently tying, he
roirally demanded to be carried forward, that he
pmigbt die in the arms of victory, or be left waers
ths last stand wai made. Hi! troopi were wor
thy of tuch a leader, aihd more gallant officers
ba. . -
ncver led men into battle."
there i. no appeal b,t to Wee, the vita! principle
WOM AX'S RKVK.tlOtr.
A TAtt or VENIOK.
'" ' " v ,
'Twae night and the broad rxpanaeof hna
ven glittered with mynade of stars. At a dis
tance the moon threw its soft light upon the
dirk towers of De Vaeee. Venice, the lovely
Venice, the seat of joy and luxury, was hushed;
its streets were all vacant and not a footstep
broke the stillness of night. It was the hour
when the stranger might gaze on '.s noble pa
lacea through the dim mint ornipht, and, wrapt
in wonder and awe, exclaim this is indeed a
bright land ! The distant bell of St. Dominic
tolled the midnight hour, as a gondola suddenly
made its appearance beneath the bridgeof Sighs;
it reared the shore, and from it steppr-da female
form. Clueely wrapping her mantle around her
she arcended the path that led to the bridge.
She had just reached it, when the sound of foot
steps broke upon hrr ear ; "and going behind
one of the abutments, where she was free from
discovery, she awaited their cmting. They
soon spproachrd the bridge, and were those of
a young and gallant cavalier, with hia arm en
twined round a femnlo form.
Nay, Donnrzetti, exclaimed tho cavalier,
pauaing, 'believe not what the world nays, I
swear I love thee, and none other. Bo mine
then sweet one!'
'Gladly would I, Antonio , but my sire w ill
not bestow his child to one who loves nnotlier.
Tis rumored Etelle, the hamlrone EMrlle, is
your future bride,"
'Handsome J" echoed the youth '! landmine!
not so handpome aa thee. Etellc W'as nevpr
my choice, iKuinezctti. Tlurti dost nut believe
thw He f
Believe tli'em !' rthoed Di-tinrzi-ttr, clasping
her arms aruiind the cavalier's neck. 'Believe,
'hi m .' Oh no ( you loVe mine uther. iVrine-
zetti i is alone your choice and bhu ia unworthy
of i.
Unworthy of it! never, ew'oc't one ! But
hark . already baa our cathedral bell tolled the
hour of midnight , the breeso s springing, and
dark clouds hover o'er our heade. Let us a
way; to-morrow flight be at tbe window thai
overlooke he rfver; i will be there.'
'Forget not, Antonio,' whispered tfie maiden.
Fotget!' echoed the youth, as they retraced
their steps. 'I will be there, and gaze again
upon h6t loVely face.'
You shall, exclaimed the fcmale, emerging
from her hiding place '; 'font for the laxt titne.k
Twas night again ; another day had dawned
and lied over Venice. The scenes ol busv life
had been enacted , the gay had again emerged
amid their p'easu'rek ; Hie busy had plied their
Ti"xr well : and death had mingled with the
laugn bT Joy. But hark ! St. IVininic'e bell
folia the midnight hour; and a light nhiiien
on the large got hie window of the chhiIp I)'.
Ira. It opens; a ltd see! a maiden lm.k from
it upon the dark Waters that frown be neatii.
Ah, my Antonio ' she exclaimed, as a form
stood fcenfcath her window, thmi art here.
'Here,' echoed a voice in a soft whisper, 'but
not for long ; and I have a gilt auch aa iJntine.
zetti merits. A silken cord let down l y thy
sweet hand will boon give it Ihee.
The cord waa lowered. 'Now,4 exclaimed
Donnrzetti, as ahti claeprti a small box in her
hands, ''tis mine, Antonio f
' Tis a lair bridal gilt, Ponnzi-tti, and such
at llmu alone meriieot, who art fiamhjomer than
Estelle.'
A lutid explosion rchord o'er the w aters, fid
lowed by a shriek loud and piercing and (he
form of Donor zetti disappeared from the win
dow.
"IVjw, who triumphs ! exclaimed a voice,
that ol the mysterious feihalo of lout night
but a cavalier Blood before hei aa .he prepared
to depart.
Ila, Kutelle !' exclaimed hej starling back,
you are here I'
Aye, Antonio, I have come to gaze on thy
D.innezetti, who is far luvelier than Ktelle. I
have seen Iter ; gazed on her. Hie waits for
thee Antonio. Farewell.'
Stay, stay, exclaimed the Cavalier. But she
was lar from hia retch ; as he watched her dm
lant form he sighed.
Donnrzetti, Donnszelli!' rxclaiii ed he ; But
Donczetti answered not. 'She ia playing with
nie,' exclaimed tho cavalier, climbing up the
rude ledge that flanked the window. The
breeze had blown out the flickering lamp; and
as the youth leaped from the window into the
room, the moon's beams discovered lo him the
prostrate form of Donnczetli. 'Donoezctti,
Donnezetli !' exclaimed he, kneeling down by
by her tide ; but a loud shriek broke froth him
aa be clasped her cold form. 'She is dead
dead !' he exclaimed, 'and Elelle ia avenged.'
Twae morning , tbth the sun rose aweetly
on Venice , and all waa bustle and gaiety. Id
etrteta were thronged with idlers. The eon
doliera plied swiftly oo the waters, singing the
rude longs. The mansions nf the nobility echo
ed with the loud laugh and dulcet wirblingi;
ut is one wailing wai beard I lovely and fail
and imrh'oula.e parent of daspmiam....
arraaaoar,
Vol. 1!Vo. 3S.irhole Wo, 850
fcower hkh portahed ; the faircnt in Venice ;
and a noble mother wept o'er her dead ttlild.
The voice nf W0 mght rw heard mingled with
tn'c Wugh of the gay. Salutations were given
and received; but amid, the nam 'oTiionne
eetti waa whispered with grief. Vengeance and
curses Were heapwj on the tiead of her destroy
er, and many who had once listened to her
enchant;ng voice, and gazed upon her beauty,
went.
The great square of Plate di Napolo was ril
led with spectator, and the windows of the
houses peopled by fair ladie, who gazed with
perfect Indifference ou tho scenes enacting be
low. In the middle of therrtarea platform
was creeled, at the further end of which stood
a block of wood covered with black cloth, and
by tho side of it an executioner.
'They come I they come !' echoed through
the throng ; and from the furt'ier side of the
square a procereinn wns seen advancing; all
eyes were directed to it. Tt soon 'rea'eJYeM ttie
plutfnrm, and as a female form emended its
tsteps, a cry of exultation srose from the crowd.
The maiden looked round aa if to reproach the
crowd. 'Twae Estelle ! the young, the fair
Ixitrlle ! She spoke not, but fixed her eyes on
a young man whostixid near the ecarfold close
ly wrapped up.
Antonio I' she whispered in silvery tones,
but tha youth lurned Iro'm te tpot. ..Will yOT
reltise to bear the dying words of Eottlle, of
your F.stelle !'
'Not nvnn,' exclaimed th youth, springing
on the platfnYm, 'not mine F.stelli'.'
' Tie false !' ln excln fined ,- 'did you not, one
tinlmy eve, swear you loved me ! Oh, Antonio,
I have done niui-li to keep that love.'
Sny rather to lose it, Eslelle. I diJ but jest.'
'And so did I, when I gave lXuinrzetti her
brWsl gffi. Eut hhall neVer see you sno'tTieW
ll would not matter if you did, Estelle.'
Antonio !' exclaimed the maiden, and she
flxpd het piercing ryes on him, 'I have loved
you alone. I am selfish, very selfinh , and tho'
in the last hour ol existence, I cannot bear the
ltoigh't of your being another's.'
Cannot !' echoed the youth ! cannot .' When
Estelle ia dead who can hinder me f
Estelle is not yet dead, Antonio ; there ia still
llhi'e left for her to hfooer tiien. Shall I tell
thro hoiv V tttd she drew nere to him.)
If it ia possible,' exclaimed the youth.
'Tin possible ! and thus, ihus, Antonio, you
are mine iVi death.' A dagg-r gleamed aloft in
the air, and Antonio full a bleeding corpse at
the maid'tVa feet breathing the name of Donne
zetti. A cry of horror buM from the crowd. "The
enraged populace sprang forward to wreak their
vengeance ; but a loud shriek proclaimed all
wjsnvrr; and as the executioner held up tho
rjnry head aloft, a smile of derision hung over
the feaUir'esof the once fair F.stelle.
'Ik. Oalllc r liu.ua Y'tsta.
The offijial reports of the subordinate officcre
in commend at the battle bf Buena Vitta have
oV:c published uiiiing he pant w?ek at Wash
ington. Want of paee ha compelled us to
pat them ly, and we have been influenced in
yielding to the neccnaiiy by the fact thct all the
prominent details have already been, given to
our readers in the despatches of the gallant
commanding General. Tho few York Jour
nal of Commerce has an editorial article in
which these subordinate teporta end the results
of the battle are thus spoken of :
Been Vista. V have read with deep in
terest, the reports of the several commanders of
artillery at the buttle of Buena Vista.. Al
though free from any appearance of boasting,
they fully justified the remark made by Gen.
Taylor in a private letter to Gen. Butler of
Louisiana; that "the artillery did moie than
wondere." The infantry, loo, aa a body, and
the cavalry, although the former were wholly,
an'J the latter almost wholly, composed of vo
lunteers, acquitted themselves admirably. With
the exception of 19 or three regiments, they
had not before tukrn part in any imports at en
gagement, and perha pa never waa the courage
of men more severely tried, opposed at they
were by a force four tirhes at great aa their bW'h,
under command of Santa Anna himself, and
ennsieliug chiefy of regulars.
Take it all in all, the battle of Buena Vieta,
kg a feet of arms, has never been surpassed in
our history, snd perhaps never w ill be. Situa
ted aa the two armies were, any thing short of
defeat waa victory to the Americans, white any
tiling short of victory Was rUin to the Mexicans.
6y maintaining hie position, Gen. Taylor secu
red his w hole line of operations from Buena
Vista to the tnouth of the Rio Grande, while, by
tailing to carry that position, Sania Anna, with
the rcniaina of hia army of "20,tKti men, wia left
111 t moat forlorn condition, with scarcely a
day's rations, and a desert between him and trik
mealia ofshbsbtence. Accordingly it haa been
stated, on Mexican authority, tbat scarcely one
half of tha brilliant army which left Potoai for
the attack upon Geu. Taylor, ever relumed.
Besides tha killed tnd wounded and prisoners,
hundred perished by itirvation oO tb way, aod
thotitandedeieited.
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By making "this attempt upon X5en. Taylor,
Santa Anna, in efleel, abandoned Vera Cruz,
"to it's fate ; and the losses which he sustained ifi
tne battle ana a'utaequenily, deprived him of
tnp'riioao! of successful resiatamre, fcven in tho
difficult and acemingly impregnable dofiloa of
Cerro Gordo. Tt is now evident, indeed it waa
so at the time,) that the battle of Buena Vista,
waatlie "key 'to the whole campaign. Upon
that issue Santa Anna hazarded everything, and
he knew it we'll. Hence the intensity of tho
struggle. What haa siriceToRowod, Waa the
natural and almost necessary consequence cf
his defeat, (or want of success, if you choose to
call it ,) at Buena Vieta. For the almost aa
perhuman efforts there made by the small army
"under Gen. Taylor, they and Tie deserve the
lasting gratitude of the country. They will re
ceive it.
fc"Vi Water Caret
We have read varioue sober, methodical, mat-ter-of-lact
descriptions of the way in which peo
ple are washed clean from disease at the "wa
ter Ctrr?" ectfcblidfitf.entsi tt.tLere id one, sup
plied by a victim at Brattleborough for the New
Haven Herald, which does up the process in a
viVtd, graphic, humorous kind of way, highly
effective, but probably not a wu'il less truthful
than the dullest of the others
A leeble young man lesvei h'a liottt'e and the
nursing cstes of a doating mother or fond wife,
fend cornea here away North among trie bills, to
seek tho wmI o-'wisp angel of health hi other
words to get his stomach wo.ph.ed out and bia
IWer put in order. After a night' uslmy re
poe, or rather in the midet of a night's slum
bers, in which he drenms of fireside and homo
and the maternal coffee and toast that awaits
his wakening, the door of his chamber ooene,
and in walks a figure with shaggy hair and bare
and brawny arms, tMiOshikes the alumoerer and
rouses him with the hollow spokeu words "Your
bed is ready." Your bath is ready, he rti'Caiis,
without the politeness of asking, "Aro you rea
dy for your bed !" Aa inexorable as fite he
stands, while the miserable victim rises and de
nudes himself till no covering but his Skirt
shields hia shrinking nervea from the chill air
through the open window.
The tormentor thea strips the bed aud
rpreads firi-t a b'nnket, and then over it a thick
sheet just wet in w ater of 43 deg. Farehheit.
Uph this the shivering, shrinking patient-,
with his whole surface in a state of gooso-fle.h-inline-",
ektends his lenrrh, and faela himself
instantly enveloped in its heart chilling folds
Then bltnltel after blanket id ta'.d over and tuck
ed in, till he takes the form and has eomewr.aV
the fce1iti!a of tn Egyptian mummy, jutA 'ii
and cold, bound hand and foot and wrapped up
for the tomb. He is then left to his own reflect
lions and tho reactive pnwers of nature. lie
considers that if the building should take fire he
would probably; ih hia helpless condition, be
roasted alive, and makes up his mind that he
would not mind a roasting much provided it
were Irt a warm fire. foon, however, nature
rallica her force, and the blood vet-eel are irt
excited action. Pirt, the surface ol the body
becoiViee Warm, then the sheet, then everything
ia heated to toe eteaminr point, and there en
sues a most soothing, sweet and heart-softening
sensation, in which be again falls asleep, and
dreama of faradiso and a bed of ruse leaves.
"Ah whence is tbat spectre that polls off his
clothes, , .
"Ah whence is that splash that now Maruins
bis ear ?"
It )sf.e enm'j Wrd -hearted villian as before,
who, without deigning a single word, throws
oft" blanket after blanket, and comfortable after
comfortable, till only one envelops la left, w hed
he eiza him by the shoulders, lifts him upright
in the bed, uncovers his feet, puts oh a pair of
slippers', throws a blanket over the hea .1 ami
6aya "follow rite." With one eye open, as do
cile aa A lamb led to tacriflcP, feeling like a
fool; he goes slip-shod down stairs, seals himself
in a tub of water at 72, where a bucket lull U
pounced over him, and two rough handa rub!
him well "But that is nothing that ami."
fffore him is the terrible plungo bath, ii feet,
by It), and 4 or 4 J deep. Ita surface ia so rlear
thai it seems "only a tank of air with a slijjM
fttserald tinge. Vain imagination! Ttial li
quid is as real aa nck and rold as thedolib'iu ex
tract of Icebergs, and into that wrelbfied mor
tal inui-t you y'u'nge. So here goes; one)
t-plash, and he rises to tha top, feeling ah icicle
thrust through hia heart. Out he tcrirhbleat
and back again to tho half bath, whicn now
feels like hot water, to be egiin rubbeJ. Thcri
a dry rubbing with a ahcet and be if clothed
quickly for a w alk, and lie strut forth (o meet
the sun, . w ith nerves braced up to such ft pltcfy
that be rares hot what be meets.
Otrrr hill and ir.rougn dell ho aiumpa it witrj
vigor, till presently th reectlt0 ia complete, ari l
he feels aa it ha had awapM bimselr away tit
another man, 11 be bae even the huuib!l-tt
knowledge of whistling, be pua.it id pficlirr
or speeds along meditating, the first half ef ih
wslh-apoe the beso'iea of eatiirfr, and the laltre
half on the probable quality ef breakfast requir
ed toeatiafjr a appetite tfill bae become uioie
theraVUbe tdaen kumin,